Recently Obama said, “There were times when I got into drinking, experimenting with drugs. There was a stretch of time where I did not really apply myself… It’s not something I’m proud of,” Obama said. “It was a mistake as a young man.” (CNN)

Governor Romney answers with “I agree with the sentiment that nobody’s perfect and most of us, if not all of us, in our youthful years have engaged in various indiscretions we wouldn’t want to have paraded in the front of a newspaper,” Romney said. “On the other hand if we’re running for president, I think it’s important for us not to go into details about the weaknesses and our own failings as young people for the concern that we open kids thinking that it’s ok for them.” (CNN)

Because God forbid we be open and honest about our past and make kids feel like they aren’t alone and that adults have NO IDEA what they’re going through! Although I somewhat understand Romney’s sentiment, as long as we precondition the statement with a simple “it was wrong”, then I think there is only a possibility for good! We SHOULD be honest about our weaknesses and past, and we should say it was wrong and I’ve learned from it and I want to help you before you make the same mistakes…